Textual Sources for the Study of Hinduism (Textual Studies for the Study of Religion) - Hardcover

  • 3.00 out of 5 stars
    32 ratings by Goodreads
 
9780389207870: Textual Sources for the Study of Hinduism (Textual Studies for the Study of Religion)

Synopsis

This series aims to meet a fundamental need in the study of religions, namely that for new, reliable translations of major texts. Each volume in the series covers a wide range of literature, political issues, poetry and popular writings. Attention is paid to daily religious life as exemplified in worship or in law, as well as to great movements of thought.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

From the Back Cover

This series aims to meet a fundamental need in the study of religions, namely that for new, reliable translations of major texts. Each volume in the series covers a wide range of literature, political issues, poetry and popular writings. Attention is paid to daily religious life as exemplified in worship or in law, as well as to great movements of thought.

About the Author

Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty is the Mircea Eliade Professor of the History of Religions at the University of Chicago. She is the author of Women, Androgynes, and Other Mythical Beasts; Dreams, Illusion, and Other Realities; and Tales of Sex and Violence, all published by the University of Chicago Press. John R. Hinnells is professor of comparative religion at the University of Manchester. He is the author of Handbook of Living Religions and editor of the Penguin Dictionary of Religions.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title